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OCTOBER 16, 2012
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Roll Call. Who's here?
(please add yourself to this list)
* Matt Thompson (@OpenMatt)
* Rebeccah (@ModReplica)
* MichelleL
* Bobby @secretrobotron
* Malcolm (@Rafiki Int)
* Lainie (@lainiedecoursy @hivelearningnyc)
* Andi Rehak @andistrack
* Kerri Lemoie (@kayaelle @GoCodery)
* @benjaminsimon
* Will (@willbarkis)
* Laura Hilliger (@epilepticrabbit)
* @iamjessklein
* Doug Belshaw (@dajbelshaw)
* Mike Larsson (@stenington)
* Michelle Thorne @thornet
* Jacob @futuresoup
* erika (@erika_owens)
* chloe @varelidi
* Mari (@marimoreshead)
* Dan Wigglesworth
* @msurman
* Dan Sinker (@dansinker)
* Carla @carlacasilli
* Chris Lawrence (@chrislarry33)
* Brett
* Henrik Mitsch (@hmitsch)
* Dethe (@dethe)
* Radhika
* Chris McAvoy @chmcavoy
* jlin
* jbuck
* marilyn wigglesworth
* RossB
* @eknight
* Andrew
* Emily (@emgollie)
* @forresto
* Angela Plohman
* Sayak Sarkar (@Sayak_Sarkar)
* @davidascher
* @kissane
* John @bevangelist
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* Recording now. This meeting will be recorded.
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Blog posts, press and weekly updates
* Recording of last week's call:
* http://youtu.be/4W2js6g7m8w
* Aggregated blog & press coverage:
* http://www.netvibes.com/mozmaker#Mozilla_Web_Makers
* Anything missing from this list? Please add:
* Webmaker Special Interest Group for Reps. Will talk in detail next call. http://michellethorne.cc/2012/10/webmaker-sig/
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WELCOME! Introductions & new team members
Any first-timers here? :) Say hello!
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Gunner is sick today. :(
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MozFest Update: we're almost full! (Michelle T)
24 days and counting
Check out the counter here: http://badgebingo.com/
Some fun stuff to look forward to:
* Turtle wushu!
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* Werewolf!
* Karaoke!
* PEER CHALLENGE: anyone want to hack a karaoke meets Popcorn project?
And tickets are going fast. Last 100 left!
* TWEET: Registration for #MozFest is almost full! Sign up now to save your spot: http://mzl.la/mozfest-register #webmaker
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Peer assists:
* Help collect MozFest partner logos. Dropbox is here:
* https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vte4tzlxiy7yrzx/O4kDadtX6t
QUESTIONS
anyone have any questions about #mozfest
* Have we identified skills gaps? Are there still areas where we need people with particular developer / design skills?
* Yes, also, we need to really push on teachers and youth still. If you own any of these tracks, Michelle will be in touch with you on outcomes at a track level.
* Also, what to do if you are unclear or panicked about what you are doing
* Questions / design challenges: where do we tell the story for each track?
* Last year there were a lot of moments where we had to talk publicly, or in front of news people and had to pitch our projects.. we all agreed that we could have used time to practice our pitches in advance as a group so we had our narrative down, and cohesive- are we going to have time to do any of that?
* I found the talking points from last year useful.
* We're doing a press event the day before MozFest. Not everyone will have to pitch to press in the same way this year.
* Part of having all pieces fit together is identifying pieces that are missing. What webmaker things are not being addressed?
* In the 8 tracks listed above, feels like there's no high-level "teaching the world the web." The high-level story around Webmaker as a big tent for digital literacy / more web literate planet. ("Hacktivate Learning" feels closest, but not telegraphic.)
* Does "the narrative" equal what is on webmaker.org
* where is the current schedule?
* http://mozillafestival.org/schedule/ --> 75% of data there. no times/rooms assigned until right before Mozfest.
* (http://lanyrd.com/2012/mozilla-festival/schedule/) --> more sessions there. will be migrated to Mozfest site shortly.
For discussion next week:
* How do I participate in #MozFest online?
* Inviting MRZ to talk about what Air Mozilla is doing
* badges being earned on Air Mozilla?
* Weekly MozFest planning calls: https://festival.etherpad.mozilla.org/call-archive
Mozfest Organizer Calls.
Please come if you're leading a festival track.
Every Tuesday for 45min.
14:00 UTC (16:00 CEST / 15:00 BST / 10:00 EDT / 07:00 PDT)
Call info:
GERMANY(DEU): 08001014526 (toll free) or 030700150717 (toll)
UNITED KINGDOM(GBR): 08004960578 (toll free) or 02079040083 (toll)
UNITED STATES(USA) 8005032899
More international numbers: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmakers/Community_Calls/International
This call occurs at the same time as the Webmaker Projects + Badges call. :( :-(((( ---> we could do 1hr before for anyone who wants to talk. ping michelle@mozillafoundation.org if you want to talk 6am PT oof.
7-Digit Access Code: 8132049
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NEXT STEPS for WEBMAKER.ORG / PARTICIPATION (Michelle L)
* Links and context:
* Goals for end of year 2012 for participation
* https://etherpad.mozilla.org/participate-eoy2012-goals
* Help flesh this out, if your team has participation-related goals for the end of year
* Idea of what we'll look like out of the gate 2013 in terms of participation.
* GOAL: ship /participate version 0.1 for MozFest
* Front of mullet landing page (prototype)
* http://openmatt.org/participate/
* Very rough. Will be improved.
* Back of mullet wiki landing page
* Examples:
* cmcavoy's "where to file a bug": https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmaker/Code
* Popcorn's QA asks: https://wiki.mozilla.org/PopcornMaker/QA
* Learning team's how to post projects: https://mozlearning.etherpad.mozilla.org/howtopostprojects
* Stuff to consider when hosting a Webmaker event: http://tiptoes.ca/?p=568
* How to localize Thimble projects: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/1rIhA6dmgP
* One of our community members wrote this up last week.
* http://unojoenelcielo.com.ar/remo/2012/10/05/how-to-localize-mozilla-thimble-projects/
* What do we want version 1.0 of /participate to look like?
* Other examples we love:
* http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/contribute/
* Other good contributor pages we want to learn from / emulate?
* http://whatcanidoformozilla.org/
* http://drupal.org/contribute (just the content... not design)
* http://invisiblechildren.com/kony/ --> jk. kinda.
* https://p2pu.org/en/pages/get-involved/
* http://www.dosomething.org/
* Next steps:
* Maybe make into decision-tree form? Or at least looking more like a gallery than a long-scroll.
* Have (short) URLs dotted around the festival for people who want to get involved with specific streams?
* Come to the Webmaker product call - to get this on the plates (and roadmap) of the Webmaker folks.
* QUESTIONS
* How does this relate to other Mozilla 'get involved' style contributor pages?
* Webmaker is already listed here: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/contribute/
* (at the bottom of the list under "education")
* Are there any changes / tweaks we want to propose.
* Call to actions a litle buried in the text/imagery - should make those be the most visible/inviting things on the page
* PROPOSAL: tweak copy.
* Specific ideas:
* Help build a generation of webmakers—moving people from using the web to making the web—by teaching others how to code, how the web works, and how to participate in the digital world. Explore the Mozilla Webmaker project and get started teaching others by setting up an event in your community.
* What concretely do we need folks on this call to do next?
* "How can I get involved?"
* you can contribute...
* Teaching.
* Code.
* Projects. (build new ones, be an editor for new ones)
* QA / user testing.
* Localization.
* Other stuff.
* design
* copy editing
* Add wiki links here:
* https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmaker/Code
* https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmaker/Teach
* https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmaker/Submit_your_project
* https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmaker/Testing
* https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmaker/Localization
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Knight-Mozilla OpenNews Presents SOURCE (Dan/Erin Kissane) (8min)
* Links and context:
* LAUNCHED: http://source.mozillaopennews.org
* background: http://sinker.tumblr.com/post/24608770472/opennews-source-comes-into-focus
* CALL TO ACTION:
* 1) submit code
* 2) submit articles
* here: http://source.mozillaopennews.org/en-US/contribute/
* NOTES & COMMENTS
* Launches today!!
* Congratulations! Great work.+1 woohoo, Ryan! +1 big ups+1000 +1 to THE LAUNCH MASTER (Ross)+1
* So awesome, the link to github code work is fantastic!
* yeah love this! is this custom or are you using a library/other solution for this?
* NEXT STEPS
* Promoting Source.
* Dan / Erin: if you have tweets / status updates around this for Mozilla social media channels, please add them to the calendar here: https://etherpad.mozilla.org/Tweets
* Source Twitter account @Source w00t! (made by THE LAUNCH MASTER):
* http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/gameon/
* And even more background in blog format http://chloeatplay.tumblr.com/post/33705262549/game-on-competition-build-the-next-generation-of (with inspirational Zelda soundtrack and Gangham Style Pikashu)
* "OMG!" they said "I just want to tweet this http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/gameon/ @mozgames #gameon #mozillagames
* Special thanks / shout outs to ross+ben m+openmatt+ryan+chris a
* go everyone!
* NOTES & COMMENTS
* We will announce this at Mozfest too ^^
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* QUESTIONS
* Do the games have to be one of "mobile", "hackable" or "learning"?
* No. It's open. ;) These are suggestions only.
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Report from NYC Digital Waves Festival (Jacob & Chris Larry - 2 minutes)
WHAT: Jacob ran two sessions on Popcorn Maker with trigger happy teens - http://nycdigitalwavesfest.org
They had 1 hour to make something with Popcorn and share it with the group. The two I liked best:
* Uncle Swag rap video (it's actually her brother, she's going to send it to him :)
* http://dev.butyr.org/v/he.html
* Maine -- political ad
* http://dev.butyr.org/v/hf.html
Courtney from WNYC also made a great Popcorn piece from the "Stop and Frisk" story produced by a Radio Rookies.
* http://dev.butyr.org/v/gq.html
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You can also check out some other projects from the session
Smashing Pumpkins - "Tonight Tonight" pop up video
http://dev.butyr.org/v/hl.html
Lonely Island "Throw it on the ground" music video
http://dev.butyr.org/v/ho.html
CM Punk meme (something to do with Pro Wrestling)
http://dev.butyr.org/v/hn.html
Another Pro Wrestling video feat. Macho Man Randy Savage
http://dev.butyr.org/v/hm.html
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NON-VERBAL UPDATES
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Some FAQs about Popcorn Maker (Brett - 2 minutes)
First: THANK YOU to the QA Testers! We had 20 brave souls help us test the app, and the process has been invaluable! You helped us uncover really juicy problems that we are so glad we know about now instead of in 2 weeks. We will need you again this week, because we are on new servers and have new features - look to the webmaker list for new URLs.
Lotsa folks are askin', so I've put some FAQs in the non-verbal updates. If these don't answer your questions, contact me brett@mozillafoundation.org or brett in irc.mozilla.org #popcorn
Popcorn Maker FAQs I can answer now:
* Whats the deal with naming? is it cornPops? Butter? Huh?
* Popcorn Maker = app that will be on webmaker.org
* Popcorn.js = the awesome Javascript Library that powers it along with a ton of other cool stuff
* So what's with that mozillapopcorn.org site?
* We are going to deprecate it by Mozfest.
* So how come your current logo only says "Popcorn?"
* We're fixing that right now
* What about popcornjs.org? Are you going to make that better?
* Yes. Hopefully by MozFest, but we shall see. Its a P2 as they say.
* What about the existing maker.mozillapopcorn.org app released for summer code party?
* It will be phased out and replaced with the real deal
* Will we have to refresh all the links on webmaker.org to reflect that?
* yes. yes we will. http://mozila-webmakers.lighthouseapp.com/projects/95184/tickets/112-change-reference-to-mozilla-popcorn-to-popcorn-maker
* I hear you guys are doing something with TED. Whats up with that?
* Yes! Ryan did a TED talk this summer, and they're going live with it this Friday. Awesome! AND.... we're going to link to our beta version on Friday, too!
* So does that mean I can send people to this beta version you speak of on Friday?
* yes!
* Will the app be done on Friday?
* Almost! There are still more bugs of course! You can see them here!
* https://webmademovies.lighthouseapp.com/projects/65733-popcorn-maker/milestones/current
* So what are you doing at the festival then?
* Launching the 1.0, where we will have MOAR BUGs squashed and it will be even better than it will be on Friday!
* What about "Projects"?
* Right. We're working with content partners to create approx. 6 "starter projects", which are essentially cool uses of the app that other people can remix
* Additionally, we'll work with the learning team (and need to co-ordinate this week!) to create the "how-to" style projects on webmaker.org that others can follow to make similar things - we know we'd like to have:
* Create your own newscast
* Create an instructional video
* Supercharge a TED video
* Create a pop up music video
* Make interactive radio
* Make a video meme
* Make a Lego Madlib video
* Create a neighbourhood tour
* Wouldn't it be more awesome if there was one unified project page on webmaker for all the apps and.... - but seriously, yes this is on the Webmaker roadmap, but is out of scope before the festival
* if you have other questions contact me at brett@mozillafoundation.org or join our mailing list https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/community-popcorn
White House Education Datapalooza: Open Badges presents!
* Education Datapalooza was hosted by the CTO of the US, Todd Park and Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan to showcase the innovative work happening in the field of education utilizing data
* Open Badges had the chance to present our work twice in front of a room of half government officials and half CEOs of Education Technology companies.
* First, we presented on Open Badges and the work itself
* Second, with partner Everfi who is utilizing Persona as authentication and badges as credentialing within their online learning environment
* Afterwards we were part of a science fair to continue the conversation from the presentations
* Lots of really positive responses and lots of followup we need to do!
* n.b. Thanks to Geoffrey who made this happen
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* Mozilla and Eyebeam Open(Art) call for proposals: deadline extended to this Friday, October 19th at noon (ET). 4 more days to submit a proposal! More information on how to apply can be found here: http://www.eyebeam.org/blogs/roddy/openart-call-for-proposals
* Important note for interested applicants: artists/teams are not required to reside in New York during the production period.
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Monday Mozilla All Hands Meeting (Matt, 2min)
* What are we making noise about in next week's Mozilla All Hands Meeting?
* https://wiki.mozilla.org/WeeklyUpdates
* Yesterday:
* Next week:
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* Need to schedule Lightning Talks for:
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* Others? Please add:
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Calendar
Take a look at upcoming events! Add new ones.
https://webmaker.org/en-US/events/all/
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NEXT WEEK:
Agenda for next week's call:
https://etherpad.mozilla.org/
Oct23
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmakers/Community_Calls